The Lecturer (Assistant Professor) will replace the current lecturer during a sabbatical leave period. He/she will teach 2 undergraduate ecology courses; a ‘general ecology’ course at 200 level (2th year) and a ‘topics in ecology’ course at 300 level (3th year). Each course counts for 7.5 ECTS. There are 60 contact hours per course. The Spring semester runs from January 28, 2019 until May 17, 2019. Information on the current courses can be found at  www.ucr.nl/academic-program/courses/Science/Pages/SCI-233---Ecology-and-Evolution.aspx and www.ucr.nl/academic-program/courses/Science/Pages/SCI-333---Advanced-Ecology.aspx .

The candidate should have:

• A PhD in ecology
• Teaching experience (preferably at University Bachelor level)
• Affinity with the Liberal Arts and Sciences and its approach to teaching

UCR initially offers a semester contract running from January 1, 2019 to May 31, 2019 on the level of Assistant Professor (UD). The employment is for 0.6fte (22.8 h per week). This is a temporary contract due to temporary replacement of the current lecturer.

Salary will be based on VSNU salary scales in the range from  (min. scale 11) to (max. scale 12) depending on experience. Commuting costs within the Netherlands will be partly reimbursed. Furthermore, UCR offers secondary benefits according to the Collective Labor Agreement Dutch Universities, such as:

• End of Year Bonus (8.3%)
• Holiday allowance (8%)
• Pension arrangement
• Multiple choices model
• Holiday leave hours of 232 per year based on fulltime employment

UCR is one of the English taught International Honors Colleges of Utrecht University. The staff and students form a vibrant academic community centered on a Liberal Arts and Sciences bachelor’s education. Students hail from all over the globe and follow a broad and intensive study program in the historic town of Middelburg, where they live on the centrally-located city campus. Classes have an average of 22 students and include continuous assessment as well as a high level of interaction with instructors. Instructors have great freedom in designing their courses, and work within an environment that firmly has teaching as its priority, whilst also supporting undergraduate and faculty research.

In 2012 the Dutch Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO) has evaluated UCR’s Liberal Arts & Sciences quality of teaching as good to excellent. The NVAO has also awarded UCR the quality label of a ‘Small-Scale and Intensive’ program. After graduation, UCR’s students continue in the best master programs all over the world.